Archives for March 24, 2010

‘“We missed the series at the time of the two last seasons. But it is not fault of having tested. This year, we had been given like objective to finish at the head. One fought with Ottawa, but the recent sequences of the two teams enabled us to take a little in advance. But you want to finish the year always well. To finish on an impetus, whether it is on the personal plan or that of the team. And that can explain my statistics of the last years in the right last of the season”, commented on Pominville when joined by the Press in end of the afternoon Tuesday.’

‘“Part of it is they’ve been able to finish off their chances,” Ruff said of the line’s success. “If you look at earlier, some of those opportunities either went wide, went off goal posts, in the shin pads. I think they feel a little bit better,” he said. “They’re finding holes. When things are going good, the net looks big. And when things are going bad, it looks a little bit small.”’

‘The Swede Henrik Tallinder, who forms an excellent defensive duet with Tyler Myers, can testify some. “I never saw a so young defender playing with as much insurance and constancy in the LNH. That almost made fear of seeing at which point it is already good. That wants to say that there is still place so that it improves.”’

‘The Sabres pulled a little change-up on their road trip by dumping morning skates and going out late for game warm-ups. What followed is a three-game winning streak. Lindy Ruff is a superstitious type, so he’s not tampering with that kind of success.’

‘“Consciously, there’s nothing I’ve changed about my game. I’m just trying to do may job out there and work harder,” Hecht said. “Sometimes, you get one or two and things fall into place and you get more. That’s what’s happened now.”’